Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicoides des Murs & Pucheran, 1846

42 gWeight

The southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) is a species of bee-eater found across sub-equatorial Africa.

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

Southern Carmine Bee-eater has been recorded at 123 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Bwabwata NP – Mahango riverside loopNamibia284 records
Drotsky's CabinsBotswana198 records
Chobe River – boat tripBotswana175 records

More places

Kruger NP – Satara CampSouth Africa149 records
Chobe River – west of KasaneBotswana147 records
Okavango Delta – Xaro LodgeBotswana145 records
South Luangwa NPZambia137 records
Caprivi Mutoya LodgeNamibia134 records
Caprivi Houseboat LodgeNamibia124 records
Okavango Delta – Shakawe River LodgeBotswana106 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Botswana Namibia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe Mozambique Malawi Uganda

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The southern carmine bee-eater (Merops nubicoides) is a species of bee-eater found across sub-equatorial Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the closely related northern carmine bee-eater, with the combined species then known as carmine bee-eater.

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Questions

How big is the Southern Carmine Bee-eater?

The Southern Carmine Bee-eater weighs around 42 g.

Where does the Southern Carmine Bee-eater live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Angola to western Tanzania, south to Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa. It is most often recorded in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.